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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed an ancient river that flowed across the surface of Mars billions of years ago. The image was published in NASA’s Planetary Photo Journal. The photo shows the ridges in the Aeolis Planum region, which are the embodiment of an ancient river that once flowed across Mars in an era […]
The PLA has announced that it is preparing to implement a “007 drone” capable of hiding underwater, dodging bullets, conducting reconnaissance, and attacking targets, including manpower. The People’s Liberation Army’s Unit 78092 is collaborating with a group of scientists to develop drones that can replace humans in complex overseas missions over the next 10 years. […]
Rocket Lab USA has successfully launched its first Electron mission in 2024, dedicated to solving the problem of space debris. As part of the Four Of A Kind mission for clients Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space, the Electron rocket delivered four Space Surveillance Awareness (SSA) satellites into Earth orbit. These satellites will be […]
An Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the Russian Emergencies Ministry crashed into a lake in northern Karelia with three crew members on board. The wreckage of the Mi-8 helicopter was found 11 km from the coast. The depth of the lake at the place of discovery is from 40 to 50 meters,” the Russian Emergencies Ministry […]
The new kamikaze drone has a powerful warhead that can pierce up to 500 mm of composite armor. A new aircraft-type FPV drone has been developed for the Ukrainian military. It has a powerful warhead from an RPG-7 grenade. This is reported by focus with reference to the OSINT analyst of the Ukrainian Front. The […]
Dubai has announced the world’s first jetpack competition to be held on February 28, 2024. This event will bring together eight pilots from around the world to compete in a new sport. The event, which has been officially endorsed by the Dubai Sports Council and is being organized with the participation of Gravity Industries, a […]
Aurora Flight Sciences has updated the design of its innovative Liberty Lifter X-Plane, which promises to revolutionize the cargo transportation industry. This aircraft is capable of carrying cargo weighing up to 100 tons over a distance of up to 12 thousand kilometers, and it can take off and land on the water surface, effectively overcoming […]
Swiss, which is a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is changing the rules for flight personnel in favor of employees. In the future, flight attendants will be allowed to have visible facial piercings, and lipstick will no longer be mandatory for women. It will also be possible to wear opaque tights and use medical tights, such as […]
Astrophotographer Jeff Dye captured an extremely rare phenomenon on camera – the swirling of the northern lights over a crater lake in Iceland. Typically, auroras occur when solar particles excite gas molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere, emitting bright light. However, the northern lights are a unique form of this phenomenon, caused by huge storms in […]
Russian occupants fired on Kherson with the latest Grom-1 air-to-ground precision-guided missiles. Photos with the remains of the missile were posted on Twitter by X. The Russian Aerospace Forces shelled a residential area of Kherson with Grom-1 missiles, which were adopted in 2013. In the published pictures of the remains of the missile, one can […]